Combination sanitary automatic creamer attachment for coffee urns



1,618,363 F b. 22 1927' 0.7M. cLARK COMBINATION. SANITARY AUTOMATI C CREAMER ATTACHMENT FOR COFFEE URNS Original Filed ma zs, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jy fills fl/larn y r I z t e m D. M. CLARK COMBINATION SANITARY AUTOMATIC CREAMER ATTACHMENT FOR COFFEE URNS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Original Filed May 25, 19 25 Patented .Feb. 2 2, 1927. 7

UNITED..."STATES DOLPH MELVIN CLARK-0F PORTLAND; oaneon, 'ASSIGNOR we oarnananeauen AND MRS. A. r.- CLARK, sc rrrorronrrann, oansona COMBINATION SANITARY AUTOMATIC CREAMEBATTEACHMENT FOR COFFEE 'URN-S.

Application filed Ma 25, 1925,-Seria1 My present invention is an'improvieme nt over, my pending application, filed in the United States Patent Office, under date of February 26, 1924, Serial Number 695,197, for sanitary coffee creamer. Z

My present invention is intended for use in coffee drinking places, eating houses, restaurants, and in any and every place where coffee, as a beverage is served to the cus-v tomers of the establishment, and consists primarily of a hand manipulated outlet adapted to the serving of coffee ithout cream; dilution also adapted; to the 1 serving of cream for other purposes and without dilution with coflee. Colfe'e may be dispensed'through the hand manipulated control device in a-predetermined amount desired and when-the hand manipulatedfcontrol dispensing. device is once set; the same may not be altered or changed andwill give at all times, irrespective of the amount of cream maintained Within thejcream receptacle, a specified measured amount of cream, which may be'in' an amount of one 'fifth, of cream, to four-fifths of coflee. The device'may also be made to dispense thesocalled one-half cream and one-half cofi'ee, the amount of cream to be predetermined at the time the controlling device is set.

A further object of my invention consists in the forming of; a device of'this kind with the fewest number of parts, one that will not easily get out of order and one that may be maintained in a sanitary and clean condition at all times.

A further object of my'inven'tion consists in a simple and eflicient hand manipulative device adapted to securement to the dispensing side of coffee urns, as now generally in use in eating places, and is adapted to the placing ofa cream container there: upon and one that may easily be removed therefrom.

Vith these and incidental objects iii view,

the invention consists in certain novel features [of construction and combination 0 parts, the essential elements of which are set forth in the appended claims andto a preferred form of embodiment of which is V hereinafter shown with reference to the drawings which accompany and form a part of this specification. l A

No. 32,706. Renewed Oc tohe r 23, 19%.-

In the drawings a 'Fig. l is a sideelevation iof my device 1 Fig. 3 is an end view of themechanism,

shown in Fig. 2 taken; on line;3.3,fof Fig. Q s in he. dir ction-;ind a e1,-.- ;.i I

' sis ti milsvi w; akeanii line Hot Fig. 2, looking i fthe direction indicated, and the valve cqlje is shown in Pos t f r p s ng'fif la k coffee-. V Fig. 5 is a partial-sectional tront view, made to illustrate the valve shut-oil con th a e core i h wn in pee on' f r the d p i gr f l lwofiee, r 1 s 6 P a ;t ctiqn i si es eyer tion, o t the valve mechanism made toillus; trate the valve in position for the; drawing of an admixture of a small amountof'cream; with sufiicient coffee to fill a cup therefrom. Fig. 7 is a cross sectional view, taken on 1ine*7 7 of Fig.;6,'looking inthe direction indicated, the valve gcore is shown in position r h spe ao ofiee i' a r gula amount of cream. 1 r 1, Fig. '8 is a cross sectional -view made to illustrate the position otth'e valve control mechanism when cofteeand cream are being dispensed therethrough in like amounts; the valve core is shown inposition-for the dis pensing ot' one-half cream and one-half cofi'ee. M 1:; fFigQQ is a sectional view, taken oil/line 99: of Fig. 8, looking in .the direc'tioniindicated. is Fig. -10 is 'a crosssectional view, through through themechanism, made to show the location. of the valve. when the 'sainefis being used in thedispensing of cream only; f Fig. 11 is a sectional View, taken onIline 11 -11 of Fig. 10, looking in the direction indicated, showing the location, ofthe'vahie when the same is being-used to. dispense 12-42 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction indicated, made to illustrate the venting of the cream receptacle, to compensate for the cream being drawn therefrom; the valve core is here shown in position for the filling of the cream container within the core but not in position for the dispensing of cream therefrom.

Like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

1 is the coffee urn of the usual commercial type, having disposed at a convenient location thereupon my new and improved device, which consists prii'narily of a valve frame 2,having an inlet 23, disposed upon the upper part thereof, and a ground tapered lacc =l, adapted to theplacing; or a cream container thereupon. The valve frame has a piping connection 5, disposed upon the rear, adapted to a threaded and locking engagement with the shell of the coilee urn and having an inner passage 6, therein for the passage of the beverage therethrough from the cotl'ec urn. Thevalve frame has a dual port adapted to the passage of cream through each port, as shown at 7 and 8.

The port 7, conducts cream into the valve chamber 9, when coffee is to be dispensed containing the usual and ordinarily small amount of cream dilution. A tiller 10 is disposed about the valve stem 11, whereby the user of the device may regulate the amount of cream to be admitted into the coffee. Fillers of larger or smaller volume may be used to suit the requirement of the user of the same. The port 8, leads into the valve chamber 12, adapted to the dis pensing of half coffee and half cream; disposed upon the lowerparts of the valve frame are ports13, 14, and 15. Cream only is dispensed throughthe port 13. Coil'ee only is dispensed through the port let, and Where half and half is to be dispensed, the cream flows through ports 13 and 15 at one and the same time. A valve core 16 is adapted to sliding engagement within the valve and of the usual commercial ground fit, the-valve frame having stem 11 extending therethrough at one end of the valve, and the valve having partition walls 17 and 18 to form within the valve chamber three separate and distinct compartments. A head 19 is disposed on one end of the valve stem and a head 20 upon the other end of the valve to complete a valve core unit. Valve stem 11, terminates on its one end with a threaded locking screw 21. The manipulative handle 22, which is secured to the head 20 by the lock nut .23 is adapted to rotate the valve core and when in the position, as shown in Fig. 3, all pouring ports are closed, the same being located against lug 24, by the locking spring 25, adapted to engagement therewith. I i

If black coffee is to be dispensed through the device, the manilmlative handle 22 is turned to the notch26, disposed upon the periphery of the valve frame.

Iii creamed. col-lice of the usual amount of cream dilution is to be served, the manipulativehandle is turned until the hacking spring pensed through the valvccl unher 9, and

the valve chamber 12, and coffee will be drawn through the port 14;.

It cream only is tohe dispensed through the valve, the maul ilative handle is turned until the spring at p engages; with the lug 29, in which position cream only will llow through the port 7, the valve chamber .9, and the outlet port 13. Cream may also new from the chainhcr lit, and flow through the outlet 15, thus giving a volume flow at one and the same time through thetwooutat; 13 nd it.

A: vent pipe is so disposed as topermit air to flow intothe cream container to compensate for the amount or cream being withdrawn therefrom. i

To maintain the cream in a cool and; sanitary condition, I provide a cream container, having a doubled wall space as shown at 31 and32 in Fig. 1, with an air space therebetween.

Wliile the form of incchanisn'i herein shown and described is admirably adapti-ul to :liullill the objects primarily stated, it is to Cit till

he understood that it is not intended to corn fine the invention to the one form of em hodimcnt herein shown and described, as it is susceptible oi? emlu'idin'ient in various T'Oll'lli, all coming; within the scope oi the claims which Follow:

lVhat I claim l. A con'ibiuation sanitary autou'iatic creamer attachmcnt for coliee urns, com prising a valve frame, having; a valve chamber disposed therein. a "alve core disposed within the valve clnunher, handle means adapted to rotate the valve core, partition walls disposed within the valve core, heailh disposed upon the valve core and valve frame and adapted with the partition walls to create closed cluimhcrs within the core and valve chamber, a locking spring disposed upon the valve core and adapted to position the valve core, and inlet and outlet ports adapted to the passage of cream and cotl'ce therethrough. i

A combination sanitary autoniatic creamer attaclunent 'lor col'l'ee urns. com prising a valve 'lrame, havin achamher within said frame, avtapei'ed face upon the upper end of the valve frame adapted to engagement with a cream container, a series of inlet and outlet ports in the valve frame connecting with the valve chamber, a valve core disposed Within the valve chamber and adapted to close selected ports, a valve stem disposed centrally of the valve core, partition walls disposed Within said valve core and creating compartments therein, a head disposed at one end of the valve core and adapted to the inner diameter of the valve chamber; a manipulative handle mounted on the valve core head, a locking spring adapted to the valve core head and engaging with stops located upon the outer surface of the valve frame, outlet ports in said core adapted to register With outlet ports in the valve chamber, and vent pipes adapted to the admission of air Within the cream container.

3. A combination sanitary automatic creamer attachment for coffee urns, comprising a Valve frame, adapted for attachcream container disposed upon the valve 25 frame, said frame having inlet and outlet ports adapted to the passage of cream into and from the valve chamber, means for positioning the valve core. Within the valve chamber; partition Walls disposed Within 30 the valve core to create compartments Within the valve chamber and valve core, spring means disposed on the valve core head adapted to locate ports leading into and from the compartments Within the valve 35 chamber and a manipulative handle adapted to open and close the-valve ports by rotating the valve core.

DOLPH MELVIN CLARK. 

